Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1884-10-13
Place of Birth: Camden, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As: James Conlin / James Conlon / Jimmy Conlon /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1884-10-13 More

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jimmy Conlin (October 14, 1884 – May 7, 1962) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films in his 32-year career. Conlin was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1884, and his acting career started out in vaudeville, where he and his first wife Myrtle Glass played the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuits billed as "Conlin & Glass", a song-and-dance team. They also starred together in two short films, Sharps and Flats (1928) and Zip! Boom! Bang! (1929) for Vitaphone. Conlin made another comedy short without Glass in 1930 (A Tight Squeeze), but his film career started for good in 1933, and for the next 27 years, with the single exception of 1951, every year saw the release of at least one film in which Conlin appeared – at the height of his career, often more than a dozen of them. Recognizable by his small size and odd appearance, Conlin played all sorts of small roles and bit parts, many times not receiving an onscreen credit. In the 1940s, Conlin was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in nine films written and directed by Sturges. His roles in Sturges' films were often sizable and often came with good billing. One of his best performances came in Sturges' The Sin of Harold Diddlebock in 1946, when he played "Wormy", the racetrack tout who convinces Harold Lloyd to have his first drink, setting off the events of the film. The loyalty between Sturges and Conlin ran both ways, and when the former golden boy of Hollywood fell on hard times, Conlin remained a friend, stayed in contact, and helped out in any way he could. Conlin did not make many television appearances, but he did have a regular role as a bartender on Duffy's Tavern, a syndicated series from 1954. He made his final film in 1959, when he played a habitual criminal in Anatomy of a Murder.
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Anatomy of a Murder
Crime Drama Mystery
The Seven Little Foys
Music Comedy Drama
Sideshow
Mystery Crime
The Inspector General
Comedy Music Romance
Hazard
Comedy Drama
The Hucksters
Drama Romance Comedy
Rolling Home
Western Drama
Blue Skies
Music Comedy Romance
Fallen Angel
Crime Mystery Drama Romance
And the Angels Sing
Comedy Romance Music
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Action Adventure Fantasy Romance
Dixie
Music Comedy
Taxi, Mister
Romance Comedy
Woman of the Year
Comedy Romance Drama
Sullivan's Travels
Comedy Romance Adventure
New York Town
Comedy Romance
Out of the Fog
Crime Thriller
A Shot in the Dark
Mystery Comedy Drama
The Lady Eve
Comedy Romance
Second Chorus
Music Comedy Romance
The Way of All Flesh
Romance Crime Drama
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Action Adventure Comedy
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Comedy Crime Mystery
Hard to Get
Comedy Romance
Cocoanut Grove
Comedy Romance
Torchy Blane in Panama
Crime Comedy Mystery
Over the Wall
Romance Drama
He Couldn't Say No
Crime Adventure Comedy
Mannequin
Drama Romance
The Adventurous Blonde
Romance Comedy Mystery
Living on Love
Comedy Romance
Captains Courageous
Adventure Drama Family
Rose Bowl
Comedy Romance
The Accusing Finger
Crime Action Romance Drama
Rose Marie
Romance Adventure Music
City Limits
Drama Comedy
Cross Country Cruise
Drama Adventure Comedy
College Humor
Action Comedy Music
  • name:Jimmy Conlin
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1884-10-13
  • Place of Birth: Camden, New Jersey, USA
  • Also Known As: James Conlin · James Conlon · Jimmy Conlon ·
  • Biography:From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jimmy Conlin (October 14, 1884 – May 7, 1962) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films in his 32-year career. Conlin was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1884, and his acting career started out in vaudeville, where he and his first wife Myrtle Glass played the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuits billed as "Conlin & Glass", a song-and-dance team. They also starred together in two short films, Sharps and Flats (1928) and Zip! Boom! Bang! (1929) for Vitaphone. Conlin made another comedy short without Glass in 1930 (A Tight Squeeze), but his film career started for good in 1933, and for the next 27 years, with the single exception of 1951, every year saw the release of at least one film in which Conlin appeared – at the height of his career, often more than a dozen of them. Recognizable by his small size and odd appearance, Conlin played all sorts of small roles and bit parts, many times not receiving an onscreen credit. In the 1940s, Conlin was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in nine films written and directed by Sturges. His roles in Sturges' films were often sizable and often came with good billing. One of his best performances came in Sturges' The Sin of Harold Diddlebock in 1946, when he played "Wormy", the racetrack tout who convinces Harold Lloyd to have his first drink, setting off the events of the film. The loyalty between Sturges and Conlin ran both ways, and when the former golden boy of Hollywood fell on hard times, Conlin remained a friend, stayed in contact, and helped out in any way he could. Conlin did not make many television appearances, but he did have a regular role as a bartender on Duffy's Tavern, a syndicated series from 1954. He made his final film in 1959, when he played a habitual criminal in Anatomy of a Murder.
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